The Gameplan

So we'll be heading to Crescendo Sound Studios in Gainesville, FL tomorrow to record our first full-length with our buddy Derron Nuhfer. We recorded the "Sick and Stupid" Ep with him as well as Richard and I doing the self-titled NMDS and No Friends records there. Oh yeah, he's also done a few smaller bands like Hot Water Music, Against Me! and (jesus fucking christ) The Bloodhound Gang. He's a good friend and he loves to eat sandwiches more than anyone I've ever met. We'll talk about what label it's going to be on soon (but as of right now we're waiting for the "official" announcement). I'll just say this, we're stoked to be doing something with a great label who are longtime friends of ours. 

Anyways, the plan is this. We have 12 new songs. We actually wrote more like 15 in the past year, but have axed a few that just didn't feel right (or that we sucked at playing). We also have a cover song worked out that we've been playing since Harvest of Hope that we might do a vinyl-only deal with. All in all it's definitely more punk than the "Sick and Stupid EP" but I think it ended up being catchier too. We ripped off the Ramones, Descendents and Adolescents to the best of our abilities and there are some flashes of bands like Screeching Weasel and Bad Religion thrown in there. The record is going to be called "Wasted Monuments" and here's a tentative tracklisting:

1. The Cleaner

2. Receivers

3. Luxury Lost

4. Not Scientists

5. Wasted Monuments

6. Armageddon at Eleven

7. Kids Stealing Kids

8. More Harm

9. Burning Crosses

10. Straw Bridge

11. Fuck Florida, I'm Moving to Brooklyn

12. Thanx!

All of this is subject to change because the studio is an unpredictable place where things go wrong. We're pretty prepared though since we've been playing half of these songs at shows for a while now. Stay tuned. We'll let you know how far we get tomorrow. Our hope is that we can finish drums, bass and get Quilty's guitar at least half done. 

-Alex